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The Truth About New Zealand Prisons…

November 28, 2025 / 01:06

This episode discusses prison experiences, personal transformation, and the impact of violence. The guest shares a harrowing account of witnessing a murder in prison and the subsequent emotional fallout.

The guest recounts hearing a man being beaten to death while locked up, emphasizing the lack of help from others. He reflects on how the stories from prison are rooted in real experiences.

He also shares his journey after prison, including attending Northern Poly Tech and eventually becoming a chef through a program at Oakland Hotel and Chef's Training School.

The conversation highlights the different outcomes that can arise from prison experiences, depending on individual choices and perspectives.

TL;DR

A prison witness shares a murder story and his journey to becoming a chef after incarceration.

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So I I didn't see but I heard a guy get
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beat to death and I saw them I saw the
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body get carried out the next morning.
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It was weird to me because no one came
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to help him. We couldn't we were locked
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up
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>> but we could hear it. Uh and then yeah
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we stayed locked up in the morning and
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they just carried [music] him out and uh
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yeah never saw him again. And guy who
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did it I feel like they took him
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straight after or not long after and we
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never saw him again either. I'm guess
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the stories that are there because they
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happen, you know, they didn't just
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appear from anywhere. All the stories
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that that you hear, it's what goes on.
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All of that was there. I just remember
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try to remember, you know, take the best
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out of it. And then I ended up doing a
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um sport recreation paper at Northern
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Poly Techch [music] in NAFA and I met a
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guy who bought me into Oakland Hotel and
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Chef's Training School where I became
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chef afterwards. So all those things
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came out of prison. Other things can
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come out of prison too, but depends what
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you take out of prison or or that's just
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my story, you know. Everyone else is
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different.

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Episode Highlights

  • Reflections from Prison
    A survivor reflects on the violence and stories that shape life behind bars.
    “All the stories that you hear, it’s what goes on.”
    @ 00m 29s
    November 28, 2025
  • Turning Pain into Purpose
    From prison to chef, a journey of transformation and resilience.
    “I ended up doing a sport recreation paper... and became a chef afterwards.”
    @ 00m 41s
    November 28, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Witness to Violence00:02
  • Locked Up00:08
  • Transformation00:41

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